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This story about the Eurozone financial crisis was originally published on 11th January 2010 by EurActiv. The European Central Bank threw Portugal a temporary lifeline yesterday (10 January) by buying up its bonds, as market and peer pressure mounted on Lisbon to seek an international bailout soon. But analysts said that in the euro zone’s… » read more

This story about French opposition to Hungary’s media law was originally published on 5th January 2010 by EurActiv. France said yesterday (4 January) that a new media law passed by Hungary, which took up the EU’s rotating presidency on 1 January, violated EU laws on press freedom, and called on other members of the bloc… » read more

This story about the relationship between the EU and Hungary was originally published on 4th January 2010 by EurActiv. Controversial legislation recently adopted by Hungary’s ruling majority has apparently been straining relations with the European Commission since the country took over the rotating EU presidency at the beginning of the year. A row over a… » read more